Party Animal

Man! I have been partying alot lately. Having a great time too. Last week I went out every night. Actually Sunday through Sunday. Ha! But I only imbibed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I've been trying to cut back and save it for just the weekends. It is more special that way too. I've been hitting up the 3 o'clocks again. That's fun. For a long while there I had no desire to go to them. I was usually too tired but I have gotten into this wonderful thing called COFFEE. No I'm not a girlie man and drink those frappa crappies. I drink my coffee hot and black. No sugar and no cream. But I have this HUGE mug that I got from my buddy Crow for my birthday back in June and it holds about Four 8oz cups. I fill that up and the coffee pot is nearly depleeted. I usually have 2 "cups" a day. Good thing I'm not like Sterno, I am not jumping off of the walls after I finish the wonderful beverages.

So the wedding thing isn't looking so hot. My date had things come up and is now unable to join me. I guess I may just go stag. I do wish she would have gone with me.

I am going to attempt to put a picture in my blog. I've got a few on my computer from my dad's digital that I borrow every so often. Let's see how this goes.

A self picture of well... ME!

Shiznit

Forgive me, it has been 9 days since my last confession...

Just Kidding.

So, what have I been doing? Oh man, the question is what have I NOT been doing. HA! I keep pretty busy. Today for instance. I worked, then went to the office, then went to the bank, then drove to 3 seperate places to pay some bills that are due, then I went and visited my grandma at the nursing home and now I am here. I was hoping to maybe lay down and catch a nap but that is not in the cards right now.

My grandma is getting out of the nursing home tomorrow. YAY! I am so happy. I will be able to just walk next door to see her instead of driving all the way out West Washington.

I have a date to the wedding. I finally decided who I would ask to go with me. She said yes. I think that it will be a blast. I'm stoked.

Losing weight hasn't been going well the past few weeks. Well, it has but it hasn't. I have done a good job at maintaining my weight but it just fluctuates up and down. My willpower as of late has not been good. It has been between the 75 and 80 pound mark. I'm hitting it hard for the next 2 weeks in preparation for the wedding on Nov. 5th. I hope to lose a few more pounds and get leaner and meaner.

My parents were out of town again this past weekend. That was fun. I didn't even stay the night at my place on Friday night because we partied afterhours at RD's new apartment. That was a blast. Realized that I was working with a distant relation by marriage. That freaked me out (in a neutral way). Obviously we didn't know each other that well if we didn't recognize each other right away.

Hmmm, what else. Crow and Emily were home a week ago for the weekend. That was fun hanging out with them. I wish he lived closer because he is the closest thing to a brother that I have.

I went and saw North Country last night. I describe it as a chick drama flick and it was damned good. It is about a class act sexual harrasment lawsuit. I say everyone should see it.

Last Monday I saw the movie called Waiting starring Ryan Reynolds (aka Van Wilder). It was freaking hillarious. If you want to see a funny funny movie, see that. It is worth the money, I feel.

I had people over to my place after the bars closed down on Saturday night. That was fun. Pretty laid back as most people were pretty pooped but a good time nonetheless. Mr. Shoo is the only one who stayed and that is probably because he passed out asleep on my couch. I tossed him a few blankets and made sure some pillows were available and then I hit the sack myself.

I just paid some bills today. They kicked my butt. I probably dished out about 300 bucks or so today just in bills. Nearly all of one paycheck. Well, I make a little more than 300 but it never lasts me very long. I am so horrible at saving money. Bills bills bills.

Sorry that I haven't been posting much lately I haven't had much to say. I just figured that I could do this and post everything all at once. This might have to last a few days until I can think of something else to talk about.

Sterno and Jessie both left us for their respective destinations. I hope everything goes as well as they hope. Good luck to both of them. Call me when you visit, both of you!

I hope that people who are reading actually take the time to read through this whole blog entry. I know, it is long.

Mr. Shoo, lay off the McDonalds. Yeah yeah, I know I used to hit it hard, but look where it got me. Fat and Miserable. You don't want to go there. Trust me. Learn from my mistakes folks. I'll try to set a good example. I struggle everyday. I'm only human. I'm no Superman, no matter how much I wish that I was.

That is all for now. Live, Love, Laughter.

Sweet Pickles!

Today, I went and worked out. Yet again. I've been doing very well. 1 time a day if not 2 times a day. Well, I went and walked, then did a dry sauna for a little while. THEN I came out and weighed myself on the scale at the FitClub. (The one that works right) and guess what! I've lost 80 pounds!!!! The scale had me at 270. I'm so stoked. The exercise is really paying off. Happy Dance.

Say what!!!?

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

Hey doll, Don't you worry

Sorry people, I've been pretty busy this last week. It seems like I don't have much time to sit down at the computer and write a few words. I appreciate that everyone has been still checking my blog to see if I have updated or not.

Well, it has been a rough week. My eyes still are not totally better. They are still a little sensitive. Now as of Monday and still going on I got a stuffy head cold and now it is moving into the lungs producing a small dry cough. Again, I AM sick boy. I'm always battling something.

Sunday and Monday were rough as eating goes. I also didn't end up exercising those two days. But I feel that I have more than made up for it. I worked out twice on Tuesday and twice on Wednesday and I just spend an hour and a half at the Club this evening. I would have gone 2 times today but I had my break today filled up with appointments so I was unable to schedule some exercise time earlier. So I decided to go after class tonight and just put in more time but not as grueling since it was such a long day and I am tired I didn't want to overexhaust myself, plus I don't want to kill my legs. All I've been doing is tredmill. That is more than nothing at all, I say. I'm working on the cardio right now. I know all about how muscle burns fat but I don't need to hear it again. I will get to the weights when I feel that my body is ready for them.

I passed on going to the bar this evening after I worked out because I just didn't feel like it. I use the bar for getting rehydrated because I am able to drink more water there than if I keep pouring myself glasses here at home. I think that it is the social aspect of drinking in a bar, even if it is water.

So I don't have anything really interesting to report. But here is my best...

Crow and Emily are coming to Springfield this weekend. I haven't talked over the specifics with him yet but I'm sure they will be up for hanging out.

I am working the door at the bar on Friday Night only. Stop by and see me and visit for a while. Get out of the house and be social.

Saturday Night I will probably be down at the bar again like usual but I will probably be drinking as opposed to water.

I've got a wedding coming up soon. I've got 3 options in mind to ask to be my date. I hope I muster up the balls to get it done. I hate rejection. No really, I hate it.

RD has his own apartment now with our buddy Noah. I haven't checked it out yet but I'm sure it is nice since he lives where another friend of mine used to live.

Philly ran the Chicago Marathon last weekend and he and Katherine both finished. Congratulations to both of them. Maybe next year when I am Skinny K, I could attempt a "Half Marathon". I don't want to go too big too soon, I'm going to be new at this "running" thing. Maybe I should pay someone to chase me with a knife. Incentive.

I haven't talked to Benny in a while, I think that I will try to give him a call on Saturday. See how married life is going for him and try to convince him to name his first son Kyle, (down the road of course).

As for the losing weight. Since I had 2 bad days at the beginning of the week, I have been spending the past 3 days just trying to recover from that. But I am right back at 276 at the moment. This working out will start to hit paydirt soon. I've got a good feeling about it. I've been putting in some really quality time on the tredmills. So as of today it is still 74 lost pounds. Who knows, in the morning it could be different. It is hard to predict how much I can or won't lose from day to day.

Interesting...

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Results

Well, the past 2 days have proven to have great results so far. As of this morning I was down to 276 lbs. Which is a total of 74 lost poundage. I have done my working out for Saturday already. I had company with me which I greatly enjoyed, Kirsten, Lori, and Sarah. We had a nice little group all getting our exercise on. 3 pounds in 2 days. I'm happy with that. I'm glad that I haven't really had to struggle with this yet.

One thing that I have newly noticed is that my Superman Tattoo has gotten smaller. Serious. I guess it was bound to happen but yeah, I can really tell. The symbol looks smaller. I can live with that.

Last night at the bar was awesome. Everyone and their mom was out. Well, not the mom's but I would have been cool with that. It was a good crowd and I knew a ton of people there. It always makes for a fun evening when I am surrounded by friends. Too bad though I was completely exhausted by the end and when I walked the lovely waitresses out to their vehicles, I hit the road myself. Came home and hopped into bed and passed out. I slept off and on until about 10:20am and then I got up and got ready to go workout with the lady friends.

Weird thing about last night though. Sometimes I get "lovin" while I am at the door which includes hugs or even the occassional peck kiss. Well, last night was a little off because my guy friends were in rare form. I wasn't counting but I did for some reason get a peck on the cheek from a buddy. I believe the girls won out by the end of the night but man, people were just crazy last night. Weirded me out. Guy lovin isn't really my thing. I prefer the firm handshake or if it is a close buddy then a hug with the back pat. I think that is the standard for most men anyway. Last night was in excess. Humorous but weird. Girls, they can do anything they want, shake, hug, kiss, and then some. It's cool.

Big Week

I hope that this proves to be a big week starting yesterday. Next Thursday I go back to the dietitian, I have my hypnotist appointment, and it is also school pictures at the school that I am at. I am still nearly at my half way point. Not quite there because I have struggled this past week. As of today I have lost 72 pounds and I just need 3 more to hit and pass my elucid 75 pound mark. So this is the plan, I am working out cardivascular only everyday through next Thursday. I hope to see some good results because I haven't been working out like I should the past 2 weeks but I have been battling ear infections, pink eyes, and pink eye times two. So, I hope to lose at least the 3 pounds that I want to have gone by Thursday if not more. I know that I can get r done because I'm still eating the way a healthy person eats. I'm not starving myself or anything along those lines. I eat for nutrition and for my livelyhood not for the sake of eating. I've come so far and there is no way that I will throw it down the garbage disposal now.

I want the dietitian to freak out again by how much I have lost. Last time when I visited her I have "only" lost 42 pounds and was pretty close to getting under 300 pounsd. Now it hopefully will be another 33+ pounds since then.

Also my blood pressure has been great. When I was at Prompt Care on Tuesday it was clocked at 118/72. Which I say is pretty good. MUCH BETTER than 145/95 which it was right at the begining of being healthy.

The hypnotist, I just felt bad because this was the first week that I went in and said, I haven't gained nor lost weight, since I started going there. All of it being my fault obviously. When I was home sick I was weakened by boredom eating. All healthy mind you but even healthy food can be over indulgence.

The school pictures, I am really looking forward to because I was looking at last year's photo and OH MY GOODNESS! HUGE difference. So all of you that have a photo of Big Old Loveable Kyle from last year, get ready for a replacement of Hot Quickly Becoming More Studly Kyle.

That is all. I work the bar tonight. I have no plans for the rest of the weekend. Get in contact with me. We'll talk. Bye for now.

Back to the Grrrrrind

I went back to work this morning. It was okay except for the fact that it was Thursday morning and that meant that I had to get all this paperwork filled out and turned in because it was office/bank day. UGH! That is done now.

My eyes spazzed on me again this morning on my commute between work locations. That is NOT cool. I can barely see because I cannot keep my eyes open. UGH! I made it, I am alive, but dangit that is scarey. Overall though I can tell that my eyes are getting better, I just wish that it would hurry up.

Not many people posting on Mr. Shoo's or my own blog recently? Did all of you fall into a hole or something? Need a ladder to get out?

Well, it is almost the weekend. Everyone should be happy about that. 3 day weekend for me! AND! My parents are going out of town. I think that maybe a movie night is in order for the few, the proud, the "regulars" and people who are super totally awesome. This could piss people off but OH WELL, I cannot have a huge group over here cause I've got the old folks homes next door that are like night watchmen and monitor any goings on in this general direction.

Sickness Sucks

So yeah, I'm still sick but not as bad as I was yesterday or earlier today. I can actually look around without my eyes having spastic fits and clamping shut in pain and irritation. It is so weird taking an entire day and a half off from work because of being sick. I never have to do that. Last year I did not miss a single day of work. I was there in good health and not so good health. That is just how I work. I would rather be miserable and working than miserable and sitting at home all bored. And oh boy have I been bored. Now I know why I try to keep busy and not lounge around the house. It is depressing the hell out of me. I hate just being stuck in one place. I enjoy being on the go, it gives my life purpose. I feel no purpose when all I do is sit around and watch tv and then nap. Plus I have things at work I need to be doing and now I have to get them all done tomorrow morning in the short amount of time that I have in the mornings.

I finally got around to watching the tape of last week's season premere of Smallville. I enjoyed it. I felt that the Disciples of Zod could have stuck around a little longer but obviously they may return in a later episode. Then what the heck was that at the end? Was that actually Zod? If it was, weird. And Lex is starting to go all psycho, I'm sure that Ed is loving that because Ed loves the crazy bad guys more than the good guys. He is kind of evil like that.

Go White Sox! They have won 2 games so far in their first series. Keep up the good work.

I am looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. But hey! I have a 3 day weekend after 2 days of work. This should be fun. Does anyone have any big plans? I have Monday off for Columbus Day. I also only work the door on Friday evening.

Thanks for all the calls everyone to see how I am doing. No wait, Just thanks to Mels and my sista Jen. They are the only ones who called me while I was laid up and bored off of my ass.

Kal-El

The Associated Press reports that Nicolas Cage, who can be seen in next year's Ghost Rider, has named his new baby boy Kal-el, which is the name of the last son of Krypton... Superman.

His wife, Alice Kim Cage, gave birth Monday to a boy, Kal-el Coppola Cage, in New York City, said Cage's Los Angeles-based publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were available.

"They are healthy and happy and it's quite lovely," Wolf said by phone from New York.

Sick Boy Returns

Back in the day I was called sick boy by a few friends because of the wonderful movie called Van Wilder which had a college kid in it they called sick boy because he had a new ailment every week. Well, last week it was ear infections and then pink eye at the same time. Well, the ear infections finally went away but the pink eye did not. Now it has developed into something worse(I cannot remember the name). So bad that my doctor ordered me to take today and tomorrow off of work. If you want to know the gooey details give me a call. I have a lot of free time on my hands now. I won't be going to work, I won't be visiting my grandma at the nursing home, I won't be going to class. I will just be putting in the new potent eyte drops and resting my eyes trying to get better because not being able to open my eyes besides random blinks while driving is scary as heck.

I hate being sick. Grrrrrrrrr.

Peace.

Super Saturday.

Well, it has been a crazy week. I've been so busy with my grandma not being well, working, and class and other things. It adds up. Some days I wouldn't spend more than a half hour at home between waking up and going to bed. This is not the usual for me. Usually I just work and that is it with class here and there.

My grandma is doing better. She has now been moved from the hospital to a nursing home for rehabilitation. She may be there for a few weeks. We were hoping for a few days but I think at least 2 weeks is the amount talked about now among the family.

I'm up to 71 pounds lost so far. It is still steady and I still have rough days here and there. But all in all it is coming off. All off. Oh baby.

I worked last night. A few people came out and hung out with me while I was at the door. I was exhausted until I ate dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse. I had an awesome 7-pepper sirloin steak salad there. I highly recommend it. It was delicious. I also had 3 big cups of coffee there and that helped to perk me up so that I could make it though my shift at the door. Well, it worked, I ended up not getting home until a little before 3am.

I had a great time.

Today I went and looked at some of the classic cars downtown at the Route 66 Mother Road Festival. That was neat. I was only there for about an hour.

Tonight I don't have any plans really. I think that I will probably end up down at DH. I may drink tonight. Who knows. Sometimes it helps with motivation and nerve department. Captain on the rocks is my friend.

All I know is that I've only drank coffee and iced tea today, so I should be good to go for this evening, no matter what happens. Time for another cup.